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203 matches to Anti-Socialist Law
Carlists. 1820-1937. Supporters, especially Basque, of Don Carlos’ claims vs Isabella under Salic Law.
Cartier, Jacques. 1491-1557. French explorer, discovered St. Lawrence River 1534.
Castro, Fidel. 1926-. Cuban lawyer. Cuban Revolution. Dictator 1959-.
Cavalier Parliament. 1661-79. Royalist. Repressive laws against Puritans and Catholics.
Chadwick, Edwin. 1800-90. English campaigner for cleanliness to prevent disease. Poor Law Commission, 1832-46. Board of Health 1848-54.
Charles, Jacques. French physicist, launched early hydrogen balloon 1783 with Robert. Gas Law V=kT 1798.
Cobden, Richard. 1804-65. British Radical MP. Anti-Corn Law League.
Coke, Edward. 1552-1634. English jurist. Defended Common Law. Prosecuted Raleigh.
Combination Acts. 1799, 1800. Britain outlaws trade unions. Repealed 1824.
Common Law. Based on precedents derived from reason rather than a code of statutes. Originally English.
Comte, Auguste. 1798-1857. French Positivist philosopher. Religion belongs to primitive society. Positivism 1830. Tejada Law.
Constitution, US. 1787. Effective 1789. Defines government, liberties, basic laws. Amendments I-X 1791 Bill of Rights. XIII 1865 Abolishes slavery. XVIII 1919 Prohibition. XIX 1920 Women suffrage. XXI 1933 Repeals Prohibition. XXVI 1971 Voting age 18.
Corn Laws. 1804-15. British agricultural price support. Repeal, 1846, marks transformation from agricultural to industrial priorities and free trade.
Dalton, John. 1766-1844. English scientist. Law of Partial Pressures. Color blindness 1793.
Danelaw. 878-955. NE England under Viking occupation and the laws in effect.
Darrow, Clarence. 1857-1938. US defense lawyer for Leopold and Loeb, Scopes, Debs.
Dawes Act. 1887. US law granting citizenship and land rights to individual Indians.
De Vries. Mutation laws, 1901.
Delaware. “First” US state. Owasco, Delaware, Nanticoke, Assateague. 1609 English exploredl. 1631 Dutch. 1638 Swedish. 1655 Dutch. 1664 England.
Desmoulins, Camille. 1760-94. French journalist, lawyer and conventionnel. Speech inspired the storming of the Bastille. Executed as Moderate.
Deuteronomy. 5th Book of Bible. Includes 10 Commandments and other laws. Law code found c622BC in Temple of Jerusalem.
Dharma-sastra. 8C BC. Sanskrit books of Hindu family law.
Draco. Author of written law code, Athens, 621BC. Death was penalty for petty crimes. Later repealed.
Draft Riots. 1863. New York City workers vs Union army draft laws.
Dunces Parliament. 1404. Coventry. No lawyers.